Bryan Christopher Callen[1] (born January 26, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse,[2] and got his start as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv. He is the co-host of the successful podcast 'The Fighter & The Kid alongside UFC heavyweight Brendan 'Big Brown' Schaub.

Callen is a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience and one of the original members of the Deathsquad crew. On January 21, 2012, Callen officially started his own podcast via Brian Redban's Deathsquad Studios, The Bryan Callen Show[6] He left Deathsquad and changed the name of the show first to Man Thoughts and then back to The Bryan Callen Show.[7]